Saccade velocity in idiopathic and autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 662-664

  Burk K ^a,d   Fetter, M ^a   Skalej, M ^a   Laccone, F ^b   Stevanin, G ^c   Dichgans, J ^a   Klockgether, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia; Idiopathic cerebellar ataxia; Olivopontocerebellar atrophy; Saccade velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY; PONS; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030989388     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.6.662     Document Type: Article

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